AGENDA

CONNECTING VIENAMESE STARTUP AT HOME AND ABROAD FORUM

26-27 June 2018
Rex Hotel, 141 Nguyen Hue St, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Tuesday, 25 June 2018

Morning Plenary Session: “Building the startup ecosystem: International experience
and lessons for Vietnam”
08:00 –08:30 Registration
08:30 Opening Remarks
Mr. Vu Hong Nam, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
08:35 – 08:50 Welcome Speech
H.E. Nguyen Thien Nhan,Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Secretary
08:50 – 09:00 Ho Chi Minh City’s policy to encourage innovative startups
09:00 – 09:15 The Israeli innovation ecosystem and the role of academic institutions
Shlomo Nimrodi, CEO of Ramot, Tel Aviv University (Israel)
09:15 – 09:30 Building a fundable company
Gibs Song, Venture Partner,Big Basin Capital (USA)
09:30 – 09:45 How to survive in a world of competition
Le Diep Kieu Trang (Christy Le), Former CFO, Misfit (USA)
09:45 – 10:00 Investing in Vietnamese Startups
Nguyen Thanh My, Chairman and CEO,Rynan Holding JSC,
President of the Business Association of Overseas Vietnamese (Viet Nam)
10:00 – 10:15 Tea-break
10:15 – 10:30 Building a venture capital market in Vietnam - VSV Venture Campus
Thach Le Anh, Co-founder, Vietnam Startup Foundation and Vietnam Silicon
Valley Accelerator (Viet Nam)
10:30 – 10:45 How banks can be a catalyst in growing a startup ecosystem: SVB's Approach
Tuan Pham,Managing Director,Silicon Valley Bank (USA)
10:45 – 11:00 Vietnamese startups in Industry 4.0
Nguyen Francis Tuan Anh, Director of Developer Platform and
Evangelism, Microsoft Vietnam (Viet Nam)
11:00 – 11:15 Startup: The harmony of passion, science and entrepreneurship
Linh Le, Founder and CEO, Bonbouton(USA)
11:15 – 11:45 Q&A
11:45 – 12:00 Photo Session

12:00 Lunch

Afternoon Panel Discussion

14:00 – 15:00 Panel 1: “The first stage of startup”

Content: Coming up with ideas, technology selection, market research, and
product formation and improvement
Panelist:
- Nguyen Francis Tuan Anh, Director of Developer Platform and Evangelism,
Microsoft Vietnam (Viet Nam)
- Linh Le, Founder and CEO, Bonbouton(USA)
- Phan Dinh Tuan Anh, Founder, Angel4us (Viet Nam)
- Pham Duy Hieu, Director of Startup Vietnam Foundation (Viet Nam)
15:00 – 16:00 Panel 2: “Building a successful company”
Content: Issues of capital, business management, and product commercialization
Panelist:
- Shlomo Nimrodi, CEO of Ramot, Tel Aviv University (Israel)
- Nguyen Thanh My, Chairman and CEO, Rynan Holding JSC,
President of the Business Association of Overseas Vietnamese (Viet
- Gibs Song, Venture Partner, Big Basin Capital (USA)
- Tuan Pham, Managing Director, Silicon Valley Bank (USA)
- Nguyen Phi Van, Chairwoman, Franchise and Retail (Viet Nam)
- Dinh Van Binh, Director of the Southern Strategic Partnership, Techcombank
16:00 – 17:00 Panel 3: “Vietnamese startups go global”
Content: Calling for foreign funds, developing products abroad, participation in
startup accelerators outside Vietnam, building collaborative networks with foreign
partners
Panelist:
- Shlomo Nimrodi, CEO of Ramot, Tel Aviv University (Israel)
- Linh Han, CEO, Vietnam Silicon Valley Accelerator (Việt Nam)
- Jeff Lonsdale, Managing Director, Asia of Founders Fund (USA)
- Dang Pham Minh Loan, Deputy Managing Director, Vina Capital (Viet Nam)
- Pham Dinh Nguyen, CEO, Phin Deli (Viet Nam)
- Lam Minh Chanh, Founder and Chairman, Super VIP (Viet Nam)
18:00 Gala Dinner

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Morning Pitching Session

08:00 – 08:30 Registration

08:30 Introduction to the Pitching Session

- Presentation by startup (5-7’)
- Comments/questions by experts (15’)
08:40 – 09:00 Ami

09:00 – 09:20 Quang Thanh cold-drying centella powder

09:20 – 09:40 EyeQ Tech

09:40 – 10:00 Ekid Studio

10:00 – 10:20 CYFEER (Cyhome)

10:20 – 10:40 Hand Free

10:40 – 11:00 SEJONG VIETNAM JSC (Viot)

11:00 – 11:20 FinFT.com

11:30 Concluding Remarks

Ho Chi Minh City’s representative
12:00 Lunch

Afternoon City tour

14:00 – 18:00